New from Athens, just build saddle bag supports.

[jberejik]

Hey Moniebird

They are attached to the holes left by the reflector on each side of the rear fender support. These bags are narrow in the back, so my support is probably smaller than if the bags were box-shape. I got the steel from Lowes in a width that was the same size as the (reflector) bracket I replaced. It was just a matter of bending the metal by hand in a vise and drilling holes. I used the old brackets as a template for the drilling holes in the supports. I also needed to get new, longer bolts because the supports are thicker than the bracket.

I decided on a "C" shaped support because it provides more surface area against the inside of the bag. These are soft sided bags and so I thought that was a better choice. I also bent the support outward to get better clearance (cant really see this in the picture)

The photo was of my first try. These are too small for my bags, even though i only need support in the back (the front of the bags currently rest outside the rear shock (see photo above) Anyway I made some bigger ones. The camera is acting up, but I'll try to post a pict of the final product.

It was a really simple job, once I wrapped my head around it.

Love the bags, even though, as noted above they were made for a trail bike.